119 times, merit looks back at Fujindu, Haoshui hugs the remnant of Huanqiao

"Business investigation, what do you mean? I remember the first time I saw you, I talked about the way to make money on the road, do you want to do business?" Qingfeng's expression was a little curious, but he guessed very accurately, in one sentence.

Mei Zhenyi: "Yes, I need to make money, make a lot of money!"

Qingfeng asked rhetorically, "Are you still short of money?"

Mei Zhenyi sighed: "I am not short of money alone, but Donghua Gate is short of money for digging the Taigao Spiritual Realm, with the experience of Donghua Gate in building Xianjia Cave, I will not be able to build Cave Heaven in the three mountains of Qingyi in the future, so I need more money." ”

Qingfeng: "Xianjia Cave Heaven, you can't cultivate it just because you have money." ”

Mei Zhenyi: "The fairy child has the help of the mountain god Green Snow, and if he wants to build the Xianjia Cave in Jingting Mountain, he can no longer spend a penny, just have that mountain." But the world's cultivation disciples are not like the fairy child has the realm of golden immortals, they practice in the world, but also have the law, teachers, couples, land, wealth of the exquisite, to build the cave must have the mana of the immortals, but pavilions, gardens and medicinal fields, still need manpower and material resources, if you have money to procure, you can save a lot of effort. ”

Qingfeng asked again: "If you want to transcend the world, you should not be seduced by wealth, you should understand in your heart, why do you want to make a lot of money today?"

Mei Zhenyi replied: "Acting in the world, according to the laws of the world, I don't want to force it, I just want to get rich." The so-called is not hooked, whether there is or not, it is not hindered. If we pretend to be high and blindly do not take it, we should take it, we need to take it, and we can take it but we do not take it, and we seem to be not hindered by 'nothing', but we are hindered by 'being', isn't it also subject to this thought?"

Qingfeng nodded: "Yes, you can see it clearly, many people can't figure it out in their first life, thinking that they have seen through everything, but in fact, they haven't seen through anything." ”

Mei Zhenyi smiled: "Fairy child, you haven't talked much along the way. But every time you ask a question, it's very subtle, so when you're fine, you can ask me more?"

Qingfeng glanced at him and said lightly, "If you want me to ask you, don't blame me if you can't answer." ”

There was no more gossip along the way, and I walked forward across the Fujin Bridge and turned east along the south bank of the Yellow River. After walking a short distance, Qingfeng suddenly stopped on a high slope. Look back at the Ukitsu Bridge.

Mei Zhenyi asked, "Why didn't Xiantong leave, are you interested in this bridge?"

Qingfeng: "There are high-ranking people coming from behind, let's wait a while, let's take a look at this bridge first." Let me ask you, when you were in Wuzhou, Monk Sha ordered the land of the Liu family, and the Liu family wanted to donate it to the Zen Monastery as a meritorious thing, but you have to take a look at it. How do you understand the word merit in this world?"

This question is too ethereal and ethereal, and it is really difficult to answer, Mei Zhenyi pointed to the Fujin Bridge in the distance and said: "Have you seen that bridge, with your and my cultivation, if you want to cross the Yellow River, it is difficult for people in the world to cross the river." With the benefit of this bridge, it is much more convenient. ...... In my opinion, building such a bridge is better than building such a temple. The merit is a lot. He did not answer directly what worldly merit was, but gave such an example.

Qingfeng was not committal, but a voice at the bottom of the high slope said: "The words of the Taoist friends are wrong! The Fujin Bridge crosses the Yellow River, and the Bodhi Dharma crosses the people of the world to the other side, both of which are meritorious! The establishment of a temple to promote Buddhism and the bridge in the hearts of the people of the world is also a meritorious act. ”

Following the sound, a small monk walked under the embankment. The monk looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old, and his face was red and puffy, and his expression was childish. Qingfeng just said that there was a master coming from behind, did he mean this little monk?

Looking at the breeze again, he was still standing there looking at the Fujin Bridge without reacting, the little monk had already walked up the high slope, and the ground was a little hot when he was walking, and he reached out to wipe the sweat on his bald head. Mei Zhenyi saw the innocent appearance of the little monk. I couldn't help but joke and try to make a heart. He asked, "Little Master, establish a temple to promote Buddhism." Being a bridge to people's hearts is a meritorious act. But why can't the Southern Dynasty Ten Thousand Temples cure the troubled times?"

This sentence is very tricky, the little monk touched his head and thought for a long time, then pointed to the Fujin Bridge and asked: "Can this Fujin Bridge cure the troubled times?"

Qingfeng turned his back and didn't look back, but he interjected: "Little monk, you cross-examine him, although what you say is good, but it may not seem clever, he is a person who has not yet achieved the immortal path, you can say whatever you have to say." ”

The little monk sighed, his appearance was a little pretended to be old-fashioned, and he couldn't help but sigh, only to hear him sigh and say: "The temple may not be a dojo for the people, there are monks who pretend to be entrusted to Buddhism, do not work and practice, and specialize in enclosing the world to worship, even if there are ten thousand temples, there are few Dharma promotion fields, and there are many greedy gardens." Buddhism can only cross people's hearts to the other side, but it can't cure the chaos in the world of people who have not crossed, this is the fault of the world, the fault of monks, not the fault of Buddhism, such as such a bridge. ”

Qingfeng's tone softened: "This fellow Daoist, what's your name?"

Little monk: "There is no end to the sea of bitterness, and the poor monk is a boat." ”

Mei Zhenyi stepped forward and saluted: "Fazhou Daoist, where are you going?"

The little monk Fazhou: "I went to Luoyang, and I happened to hear the two questions and answers, and I couldn't help but say hello, and I was tired of walking, so I just rested." He loosened his leggings and sat down on the river embankment, and asked, "May I ask what do you call the two Taoist friends?"

Mei Zhenyi: "My surname is Lu at this time, my name is Chunyangzi, and this is Qingfeng Boy." ”

Fa Zhou smiled: "At this time, my surname is Lu, yes, yes, yes, what I said is wonderful! He sat down to rest, took off the burden from his shoulders, took out two steamed buns, and handed one to Mei Zhenyi: "The two of you have also traveled a long way, right? ”

This little monk has good eyesight, and he can see through at a glance that Qingfeng is a fairy child who does not eat fireworks in the world, and Mei Zhenyi has been paying attention to the magic boat, but he has not seen that he is underground. Seeing Fa Zhou handing over the steamed buns, he didn't refuse, sat down side by side, and ate it in a big gulp.

"Lu Daochang chews steamed buns, can you still eat so delicious?" Fa Zhou took out a piece of pickle pimple wrapped in lotus leaves from his baggage, broke half of it and handed it to Mei Zhenyi.

Mei Zhenyi: "Thank you for the steamed buns and dishes, I won't tell you, I haven't eaten for more than half a month." ”

Fa Zhou's eyes widened and asked, "Then why did you eat again?" He didn't ask Mei Zhenyi why he hadn't eaten for more than half a month, he must have seen that he was practicing the Bigu technique.

Mei Zhenyi chewed steamed buns while swallowing pickles, and replied vaguely: "You give it to me, and I will eat it." Besides, we are also going to Luoyang, and the place is almost there. ...... Thank you for your generosity. When you get to Luoyang, where do you settle, I will have the opportunity to come to the door to learn from Taoist friends. ”

When Fa Zhou heard this, he sighed again for some reason, and became sad: "I went to Luoyang to confess my guilt to the Queen Mother, and I don't know if there is a chance to meet again." ”

"Guilty?Daoist friends are Taoist monks, what crimes will they commit?" Mei Zhenyi was surprised, even if he couldn't see through, he could guess that this little monk Fazhou cultivation was far above him, and even Qingfeng said in advance that he was a master. What crime will this innocent-looking little monk commit?

Fa Zhou: "It's all about the entanglement of mouth and karma, it's because of the Bodhisattva of Guanzi." ”

Qingfeng turned around, stared at Fa Zhou and asked, "You offended Guan Zizai?"

Fa Zhou: "It's not that I offended Guan Zizai, it's because Guan Zizai Bodhisattva offended Empress Dowager Wu." ”

"Guanzi Bodhisattva offended the Empress Dowager Wu, what kind of thing is this?" Mei Zhenyi was taken aback again.

Fa Zhou shook his head: "It's not that the Bodhisattva offended the Queen Mother, but because of the Bodhisattva." I offended the Empress Dowager Wu, so the Empress Dowager issued an edict and asked me to go to Luoyang to confess my guilt. ”

Qingfeng frowned: "Monk Fazhou, can you make your words clear?"

This little monk Fazhou preached the method of "walking deep and prajna" in Chang'an City. Because people are small and interesting, ** often makes people laugh, listeners gather, and I don't know which temple to steal the limelight. It caused the dissatisfaction of a group of monks in Chang'an City, and according to the current words, there were other monks who organized a group to smash the field.

One day, when he was **, a monk next to him asked: "Fazhou, you must be called the Bodhisattva of Freedom in Your Words, and the Empress Wu is also a person who worships Buddha, in your opinion." If you are guilty, can the Bodhisattva cure your sins or the Queen Mother?"

This sentence was obviously a trick, and Fa Zhou accidentally got into it, and he replied on the spot: "If you want to practice deep prajna, you should follow what the Bodhisattva said." ”

Someone reported the incident to Luoyang, saying that Fazhou was inciting monks to resist the decree in Chang'an. After Empress Wu heard about it. An edict was issued: "Which scripture does Fazhou usually recite? If you can recite this scripture, you will be exempt from the sin of disrespect." Please come to Luoyang to chant, if you can't be exempted, please take your own sin. So Fazhou came to Luoyang to confess his guilt.

Fa Zhou explained the whole story with a sad face, and said to Qingfeng: "This fairy child, since you have opened your mouth to ask, is there any way to save me?"

Qingfeng shook his head: "Since you went to Luoyang to confess your guilt, I can't help it." ”

Looking at the little monk's worried look, Mei Zhenyi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Fazhou Daoist, I have a way, maybe I can help you." ”

Fa Zhou was stunned: "This kind of thing, even the fairy child has nothing to do, will Daoist Lu have a way?"

Mei Zhenyi smiled incomprehensibly: "The gods can't help it, it doesn't necessarily mean that the laypeople can't help it, monk, you come here with your ears." He whispered in Fazhou's ear, and finally patted his shoulder and said, "Just do it, you have a good chance of passing the test." ”

Fa Zhou frowned and opened his mouth, his expression was quite incredulous, and it took a long time before he asked, "Is this really okay?"

Mei Zhenyi: "Okay, I only know after trying, if you don't try, you must admit the guilt, if you try, maybe you can be exempted, and there is no loss to you." ”

Fa Zhou shook his head: "What you taught me is not Buddhism. ”

Mei Zhenyi said angrily and funny: "Of course it's not Buddhism, it's a trick of Jianghu artists, if you want to talk about Buddhism, can I be a Taoist priest and compare to you, a monk?"

Fa Zhou still shook his head: "The monks don't speak. ”

Mei Zhenyi gave him a punch: "Who told you to speak? I'm also a real person and don't tell lies...... In the past few days, you have been reading like this, and when you see the martial arts, you will answer truthfully, and everything will be over?"

This punch seemed to wake up Fa Zhou, and the little monk patted his head and said to himself: "You can really try this, thank you for reminding you, Fa Zhou will leave first!" He put on his leggings and picked up his baggage and got up to leave, running quite fast with a smoke under his feet.

Qingfeng looked at Fazhou's back and suddenly laughed, this laughter almost startled Mei Zhenyi, he quickly asked: "Xiantong, why are you smiling? I have never seen you laugh, I asked you last time, but did you say that things in this world are so funny?"

Qingfeng: "This little monk is not too pedantic, and a little cute." I actually listened to your idea. Mei Zhenyi, you can find a way to be a Jedi, I will never be able to think of it. ”

Mei Zhenyi: "This is natural, you are not me, and you have not been mixed with the rivers and lakes." ...... The little monk is gone, let's hurry too. ”

Mei Zhenyi and Qingfeng continued to hurry, this place was only a hundred miles away from Luoyang, and the two were not in a hurry. Shi Shiran walked forward, and in the afternoon came to a river, and there was a large town on the opposite bank. There was a stone arch bridge over the river, but it had collapsed and been damaged due to disrepair, and pedestrians had to cross the river by boat.

They walked to the ferry, where the boat had just broken away and sailed to the opposite shore, where they stood waiting for the boat. Several tourists waiting to cross the river around pointed to the remnant bridge and discussed, and one said: "Zhou Gongzi, don't look at this river and this bridge are inconspicuous, they are very famous in history." ”

Zhou Gongzi asked: "May I ask Wu Gongzi, what is the importance of this river and this bridge?"

Wu Gongzi said with a little pride: "This river is called Haoshui. This bridge is called Luohuan Bridge, have you ever heard of the allusion of 'Zi Fei Fish' in "Zhuangzi"? I think back then, Zhuangzi and Huizi watched fish on this bridge and asked...... "He began to talk about this allusion in "Zhuangzi", explaining the metaphysics with a sense of teasing.

Mei Zhenyi frowned when she heard this. This Wu Gongzi has read ancient books and knows this allusion, but his explanation of "Zhuangzi" is really nonsense, and I don't know which gentleman taught the land? At this time, he heard the voice of a woman next to him: "Wu Gongzi is really good at learning, and the slave family admires it!"

Another person next to him interrupted: "Miss Zheng, you don't know, Wu Gongzi's knowledge and interest are all in the words 'fish' and 'water'." So remember clearly. ”

Then Wu Gongzi said with some dissatisfaction: "Wang Gongzi, I am obviously talking about the joy of fish, but you are going around the bush to talk about the joy of fish and water to Miss Zheng?"

Mei Zhenyi, who was listening, was secretly snickering, and Qingfeng said lightly: "The boat is coming, let's go over quickly." "When I looked up, the ferry had rocked.

When I crossed the river, I found that there were many people gathering at the market outside the town not far from the bank. He also holds pots and pans and other utensils in his hands. It's all filled with water. These people talked to each other as they walked—

"Lao Zhao, did you splash it?"

"It's weird. Obviously, the water was spilled, and when the little lady turned around, her shoes were not even wet. ”

"Outside the money clerk, you are so old, and you still want to marry such a flowery house, can you stand it?"

"Old man Sun, are you embarrassed to say that I, isn't the lady in your family fierce enough to come to join in this fun?"

"Building bridges and repairing roads, is it a merit of good deeds, my Lao Li is here to accumulate merit today, don't rob me, I will definitely be able to bring that little lady home." ”

Mei Zhenyi was confused when he heard this, what was going on in front of him, was he holding a martial arts contest to recruit relatives or holding a Songkran Festival? The other people who crossed the boat in the same boat also heard these discussions, and Zhou Gongzi asked a vendor setting up a stall on the side of the road: "Uncle, what is going on in this town, and what are these people doing with pots and bowls?"

Seeing that this Zhou Gongzi was well-dressed and spoke very politely, the peddler explained to him: "This Gongzi is a foreigner, don't you know, a strange thing has happened in our town in the past two days. ”

Mei Zhenyi also listened carefully, it turned out to be a really strange thing! There is a bridge in this town, called Luohuan Bridge, whether it is the legendary place where Zhuangzi and Huizi watched fish and discussed Taoism, it is impossible to verify. But this bridge is indeed an ancient bridge, I don't know when it was built, and it has been a westward passage for the townspeople to cross the river for hundreds of years.

About half a month ago, the bridge suddenly collapsed. It was suggested that the townspeople raise funds for the restoration, but the cost was too high and too few were willing to pay for it. There is a young master of a large family in the town, and his uncle is an official in Luoyang, and he is very powerful and the richest in the local area.

Yesterday a woman came to the town, dressed in plain clothes for about two years, and with a beautiful face, and stood at the head of the broken bridge and announced to the passers-by that if anyone could stand under the bridge and splash water on her ground, she would make a promise. But it's not for nothing, if you splash ten cents at a time, whoever is the first to splash it will be a local person! If she can't be splashed, the money raised will be used to repair the Luohuan Bridge.